Tripto Guide
Discover places worth seeing — from historic sites to mountain trails.
181 places
Henryków
The town hall tower in Strzelin is the symbol of the town and a story stretched across centuries. The first town hall probably stood here at the beginning of the **14th century**, on the site of a merchant house. Rebuilt in the Renaissance…
Grzmiąca
In **2017** a **16-metre** steel observation tower was erected on the summit of Borowa (**853 m above sea level**), the highest mountain of the Wałbrzych Mountains in the Central Sudetes. The summit is covered with dense forest, so without…
Wałbrzych
On Gedymin Hill, a wooded elevation of **532 m above sea level** also called Park Mountain, a modern observation tower about **30 metres** high was opened on **8 July 2022**. Two terraces, located at **16.43** and **26.85 m**, and a wide w…
Wrocław
The smallest inhabitants of Wrocław have their own trail, a mobile app and a crowd of fans: dwarf figurines have been appearing in the city since **2001** and today there are nearly **1000** of them. They stand on streets and pavements, cl…
Szklarska Poręba
Skiing in Szklarska Poręba centres on the complex below Szrenica — a summit in the western part of the Karkonosze Mountains, right by the Czech border, with views over the Jelenia Góra Basin and the Izera Mountains. In winter **7 lifts** o…
gmina Stronie Śląskie
At Sportowa 2b street in Stronie Śląskie operates Bikeski, one of the better-stocked bike rental points in the Kłodzko Valley. The warehouse holds more than **50 bicycles** — classic and electric, hardtails and full-suspension machines, su…
Szklarska Poręba
On the Sudeten Road leading from Szklarska Poręba to Świeradów-Zdrój, the highway at an altitude of **775 m** describes a bend of almost **180 degrees**. The name Death Bend comes from the numerous car accidents, but today it is above all…
gmina Stronie Śląskie
About 3 km from Stronie Śląskie, on the slope of Krzyżnik mountain in the Śnieżnik Massif, spreads the reservoir in Stara Morawa. Sitting at around **525 m above sea level**, it is one of the highest artificial water bodies in Poland, and…
Trzebieszowice
Above the Biała Lądecka river, in the valley linking Kłodzko with Lądek-Zdrój, stands Zamek na Skale — today a luxury hotel, once one of the greatest attractions of the Kłodzko land. Its core is a 15th-century knightly residence whose ston…
Świny
In a village between Świdnica and Jaworzyna Śląska hides the former summer residence of the Hochbergs — the family settled here first, before it took over Książ castle. A moated castle existed here as early as the **14th century**: in **13…
Wrocław
Three kilometres from the city limits of Wrocław, in Ślęza, hides a castle with eight centuries of history. At the beginning of the **14th century** the Templars built a two-storey fortified residential tower on a rectangular plan, around…
Ruda Sułowska
By the Barycz river, in the park of Milicz next to the Maltzan palace, stand the ruins of a castle whose history goes back to the 12th century. The walls are not open to visitors, but the spot is worth a stop — a witness of medieval diplom…
Karpacz
The dam on the Łomnica River in Karpacz was built not for its views but to protect the town from a powerful mountain river. In its upper reaches, the Łomnica has a very steep gradient, and after the catastrophic flood of 1897 a broad progr…